---
title: 'The Child (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Benjamin Christensen'
released: '1940-08-21'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-child-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032237/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Child (1940)

1940 · 88 min · Drama, Comedy, Family · Denmark

Original title: Barnet

## Synopsis

The Child is a 1940 Danish drama film directed by Benjamin Christensen.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Benjamin Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-christensen)
- **Screenplay:** [Benjamin Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-christensen), [Leck Fischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/leck-fischer), [Fleming Lynge](https://cinepixo.com/people/fleming-lynge)
- **Director of Photography:** [Valdemar Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/valdemar-christensen)

## Cast

- [Adelheid Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/adelheid-nielsen)
- [Gudrun Ringheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/gudrun-ringheim)
- [Helga Frier](https://cinepixo.com/people/helga-frier)
- [Preben Lerdorff Rye](https://cinepixo.com/people/preben-lerdorff-rye)
- [Preben Mahrt](https://cinepixo.com/people/preben-mahrt)
- [Gunnar Lauring](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunnar-lauring)
- [Charles Tharnæs](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-tharn-s)
- [Beatrice Bonnesen](https://cinepixo.com/people/beatrice-bonnesen)
- [Grethe Paaske](https://cinepixo.com/people/grethe-paaske)
- [Inga Thessen](https://cinepixo.com/people/inga-thessen)
- [Guri Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/guri-richter)
- [Emmy Schønfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmy-sch-nfeld)
- [Inger Lassen](https://cinepixo.com/people/inger-lassen)
- [Agis Winding](https://cinepixo.com/people/agis-winding)
- [Lis Smed](https://cinepixo.com/people/lis-smed)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-child-1940
Film facts: Wikidata (Q12302904); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.